Window-refrigerator.



E. A. KILGORE & J. W. KELLER. PALMETTO BOOT PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1914.

1,143,204. Patented June 15, 1915.

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WILLIAM M. KINGSBURY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WINDOW-REFRIGERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915.

Application filed March 27, 1914. Serial No. 827,553.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W'ILLIAM M. Knees- BURY, citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Refrigerators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to so called window refrigerators, consisting of a casing mounted on the outside of a window and suitable for preserving food and the like in cold weather.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved device of this kind, characterized particularly by the fact that it is mounted on a swinging arm so that it can be swung into the window when access thereto is desired, or swung out of a window and around by the side thereof at other times.

A further feature of the device is that ventilation is provided by means of a tubular shaft which is set vertically in the middle of the refrigerator drum and which allows vapors and moisture to escape. The drum is removably mounted on said supporting shaft, so that it can be readily taken off, together with one or more shelves therein, for the purpose of cleaning or otherwise. The central shaft referred to supports one or more rotary shelves which can be turned to bring the desired articles opposite the door.

Further advantages with respect to cheapness and the simplicity of the device will be apparent from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the article viewed through the window, the device being swung for access from the inside of the house. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device closed and turned with the refrigerator hung outside of the window. Fig. 3 is a section of a shelf mounted on the tubular shaft. Fig. 4 is a detail in section of the bottom of the casing, showing the manner of supporting the same on the shaft.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 is a drum shaped or cylindrical casing conveniently made of sheet metal such as galvanized iron, and provided with a door 7 which may be locked, the top of this casing is conical to shed water, and the bottom thereof rests on a pin 13 inserted through the lower end of a tubular shaft 9 which extends Copies of this patent-may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the through the top of the casing where it is engaged by a fitting 15 at the end of an angular arm 8, which may be conveniently made of metal pipe. This arm is supported by two straps or staples 20, fastened to the outside of the window casing, and through the shaft connection the casing is supported at the outer end of the swinging arm. The shaft is provided with a plurality of holes 9*, within the casing, and said shaft is open at the top and bottom, so that a free circulation of air is provided to carry off all vapors and the like from the interior of the casing.

One or more shelves 10 are mounted on the shaft within the casing, each shelf being supported by a ring 11, and a pin 12, the latter extending through holes in the shaft, a washer 11 being interposed so that the shelf may be easily turned to bring any desired article thereon opposite to the door.

en it is desired to remove the casing from its support, for the purpose of cleaning it, it may be done by removing the pins 12 and 13, permitting the casing and shelf to be slid downwardly off of the shaft 9. When not in use the refrigerator can be swung around out of the way so that it will not obscure the window and when articles are to be placed therein or removed therefrom, the window sash is lifted and the casing is swung thereunder in convenient condition for access from within the house. The oasing turns on the shaft 9 thus permitting the casing to be turned to any desired position.

What I claim as new is A refrigerator comprising a supporting arm, a tubular shaft depending therefrom, a casing mounted on the shaft, and removable from the lower end thereof, the shaft having openings in the sides thereof into the interior of the casing, and being open at the top and bottom, outside of the casing, a shelf mounted 011 the shaft, within the casing, and removable from the lower end of the shaft, and pins in said openings, supporting the casing and the shelf.

In testimony whereof, I do aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM M. KINGSBURY.

Witnesses JOHN A. BoMMHARDT, J. B. DAVIS.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

